Jul-28-2018
Husband: Moses Hoffman Davis Also known as: Moses Hopkins Davis 1
Born: Jul-18-1848 in Shelby Co, OH 2,3,4,5 (see note 1) Died: Mar-31-1935 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3,4 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: (settled) in Ritchie Co, WV 2 Resided: 1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,7 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Jackson Center, Shelby Co, OH Occupation: real estate 3 Father: James Ball Davis (1814 - 1902) Mother: Jane Hopping (1811 - 1853)
Wife: Mary Ellen Douglass 8 Also known as: Mary E. Dougless 5 Married: Mar-24-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
Born: Feb-15-1843 in Harrison Co, VA (now Barbour Co, WV) 10,4,5 (see note 2) Died: Jan- 2-1922 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 11,4 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Cause of death: Bright's disease 11 Resided: 1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5 Father: Levi D. Douglass (1809 - 1882) Mother: Malinda Jane Nutter Other spouse 1
F Child 1: Arnetta B. "Nettie" Davis Also known as: Nettie B. Davis 12,13 Born: Jun- 1-1871 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,2,12 Died: Oct-18-1961 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 3 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3,1 Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Husband: Porter B. Nutter b. May-14-1869 d. Dec-30-1946 Married: Jan-18-1890 in Ritchie Co, WV 12 Husband: ___ Wren d. bef Oct 1961
F Child 2: Janie Davis Born: Oct-17-1872 2 Died: Mar- 9-1966 in Ritchie Co, WV 14 Husband: Ellis Prunty b. Jun-27-1866 d. Jun-17-1939 Married: Feb-17-1897 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
M Child 3: Claude C. Davis Also known as: Claud Davis 16,17,18 Born: Apr- 4-1874 in Ritchie Co, WV 2,19,20,16 Died: Jul- -1978 19 Resided: at Flatwoods, Braxton Co, WV 19,21 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Salt Lick District, Braxton Co, WV Resided: 1897 in Braxton Co, WV 16 Occupation: wholesale merchant (feed & groceries) 20,22 Occupation: 1920 lumber dealer Wife: Ada L. Berry b. Jun- -1873 Married: Sep-13-1897 at Flatwoods, Braxton Co, WV 16
F Child 4: Elosia Davis Also known as: Elosha Davis 2 Born: Jul-14-1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 2,23,4 Died: 1955 4 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: 1902 at White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV 23 Husband: Lewis Winfield Scott Maxwell b. Apr-29-1874 d. Feb- 8-1903 Census name: Scott Lewis Maxwell Married: Jul-30-1902 at White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV 24 Husband: Harry Lee Broadwater b. 1863 d. Mar-17-1930 Married: Sep- 6-1923 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 23
M Child 5: Raymond Davis Born: Jan-28-1882 2
F Child 6: Blanche Snowbyrd Davis Born: Sep-28-1883 in Ritchie Co, WV 4 Died: 1982 4 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1930, 1940 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1910 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1908 in Ritchie Co, WV 23 Husband: John Thomas Doyle b. Jul-23-1884 d. Nov-14-1953 Married: Feb-19-1908 at Flatwoods, Braxton Co, WV 25
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 41. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (7) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (8) Death record of daughter. (9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Moses H. Davis, 22, b. Marion Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of James B. & Jane; and Mary E. Young, widowed, 26, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Levi & Melinda Douglass. Married Mar 24 1870. (10) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (11) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (12) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (13) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >. (14) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999) (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Ellis Prunty, 30, of Ritchie Co; and Janey Davis, 24, of Ritchie Co. Married Feb 17 1897. (16) Braxton County Marriage Records, Sutton, WV. (17) 1920 Census, Braxton County, WV. (18) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (19) Social Security Death Index. (20) 1900 Census, Braxton County, WV. (21) Death record of father. (22) 1930 Census, Braxton County, WV. (23) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (24) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Lewis W. Maxwell, 28, single, b. Doddridge Co, res. Summers in Doddridge Co, son of (blank); and Elosia Davis, 26, single, b. Ritchie Co, res. White Oak in Ritchie Co, dau of (blank). Married Jul 30 1902 "at Brides home in Ritchie Co, W. Va.", MR p. 243. (25) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as John Thomas Doyle, 24, b. Ritchie Co, res. Pennsboro; and Blanche Snowbyrd Davis, 24, b. & res. in Ritchie Co. Married Feb 19 1908 "at Flatwoods in Braxton Co.", MR p. 222 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11537099&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in death record as Shelby County, Ohio, but elsewhere as Marion County, (W)Va. Note (2) Birthplace given as Harrison County in marriage record, but as Barbour County in death record.Name Index